Status:

COMPLETED

Comparative Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Chuna Manual Therapy for Chronic Neck Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Jaseng Medical Foundation

Collaborating Sponsors:

Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong

Michigan State University

Conditions:

Chronic Neck Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

19-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A multi-center randomized controlled trial assessing the comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Chuna manual therapy for chronic neck pain

Detailed Description

A multi-center randomized controlled, parallel, assessor-blinded trial will be conducted to evaluate the comparative clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Chuna manual therapy for chronic n...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Chronic neck pain patients (with pain duration of 3 months or longer)
  • Patients with numeric rating scale (NRS) of radicular pain ≤ neck pain in neck pain patients with or without radiculopathy
  • Patients with NRS of neck pain ≥5 during the 3 days
  • Patients who have agreed to trial participation and provided written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Patients diagnosed with serious pathology(s) which may cause neck pain (e.g. spinal metastasis of tumor(s), acute fracture, spinal dislocation)
  • Patients with history of neck surgery
  • Patients with other chronic disease(s) which may interfere with treatment effect, safety, or interpretation of outcomes (e.g. chronic renal failure, vertebral artery complications, rheumatoid arthritis, Down syndrome)
  • Patients with progressive neurologic deficit or severe neurologic symptoms such as spinal cord injury
  • Patients with severe mental illness
  • Patients currently taking steroids, immunosuppressants, medicine for mental illness or other medication(s) that may interfere with study results
  • Patients who have received Chuna manual therapy or physical therapy, medicine such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or treatment(s) that may influence pain within the past week
  • Pregnant patients or patients with plans of pregnancy
  • Patients participating in other clinical studies or otherwise deemed unsuitable by the researchers

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 18 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 28 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

108 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03294785

Start Date

October 18 2017

End Date

June 28 2019

Last Update

August 2 2019

Active Locations (5)

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Bucheon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine

Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

2

Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine

Busan, South Korea

3

Daejeon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine

Daejeon, South Korea

4

Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine

Seoul, South Korea, 06110